Golfing Con Man Arrested After His Mother's Funeral

You may recall the viral story from a year ago when an aspiring mini-tour pro was supposedly dropped by his sponsor because of a bible verse on his bag and professed love for talk show host Glenn Beck.

The story was eaten up by The Blaze, an online publication devoted to socially conservative causes which, amazingly, still has the story posted even after Ryan Ballengee exposed Cochran as a serial con man who had made his way through golf in multiple states from Florida to Nebraska, including a stint at The Prairie Club.

Ballengee reports that nearly a year after the above mentioned incidents, Cochran was arrested after his mother's graveside service in Michigan.

The Infamous Evans Scholar Is Still An Evans Scholar

I'm feeling so much better about America after we resisted losing our collective minds over a little college football Saturday silliness.

Teddy Greenstein reports that Ohio State engineering student Anthony Wunder, who was tackled in spectacular fashion, gets to finish his education and keep his hard-earned Evans Scholarship with a few stipulations.

The Evans Scholars Foundation gives tuition-and-housing scholarships to caddies in financial need.

Video: Eagle Steals Golf Ball

Now, unless this noble eagle eats this ball and suffers digestive issues, I'd say this is another nice (viral video) example of golf and the environment co-existing. After all, just think of the fun this bird had lifting someone's Titleist.

Thanks to the Big Lead for catching this on YouTube: